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ArticleYouth and the National Liberation Struggle
… massacre. And during the next decade and a half, the Apartheid government continued to tighten legislation as part … were becoming increasingly radical and…
Imvaba Arts Association
… and under the State of Emergency. Imvaba resisted the Apartheid regime through visual arts and creative writing, as …
ArticleBlack Women’s Federation
… that was to be held by the federation and other anti-apartheid organisations in Durban in protest of Meer's …
ArticleSouth Africa - First 20 Years of Democracy (1994 - 2014)
… for the first time on 27 April 1994 to mark the end of apartheid rule and establish a new Constitutional order. This …
ArticleCongress of South African Students (COSAS)
… the Black Consciousness (BC) movement were banned by the apartheid government. COSAS organized students at secondary … the transfer of Mathew Goniwe , a…
ArticleHistory of the Rape Crisis Trust in Cape Town
… violence services of the time were still shaped by apartheid practices. Because shelters had been established in … women left. The decision to affiliate to…
ArchiveBarberton Prison by Sloane Fuller
… having committed acts of treason or communism during the apartheid era, little attention was paid to what transpired … the sentences were determined. In fact…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
… and nationally oriented industrialisation. ESCOM During Apartheid With the growth of ESCOM’s coal-fired power … underpinned the electricity sector until the…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
… surrounding South Africa which were hostile to the anti apartheid struggle. After the 1976 Uprising hundreds of young … is announced by a series of bomb…
ArticlePass laws in South Africa 1800-1994
… Malan, Strijdom and Verwoerd all supported and perpetuated apartheid. The unprecedented labour demand sparked by the … won the national general elections…
Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA)
… was concerned that TUCSA policies favoured policies of apartheid and sought to extend these policies into trade … continued until the late 1980s when it was…
ArticleHistory of Africa Day - 25 May
… attend as the organisation as it was prevented by the apartheid government from doing so. However, a memorandum was … the ANC and PAC received support in the…
ArticlePretoria (Tshwane): The Naming of a City
… changed to ‘Tshwane’. Because of South Africa’s history of Apartheid and the racism embedded in the country’s … J. 2008.Language policy and nation building…
ArticleCall for submissions: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa Conference
… the grip of colonial occupation, white minority rule and apartheid took up arms to overthrow their oppressors. In … write and document the history of the…
Biography of Bessie Emery by Elizabeth Venditti
… . Emery also suffered through the significant effects of apartheid in South Africa in the 1960s, including censorship … was one of the major influences and…
ArchiveHugh Lewin, 1939–2019, RIP by Jennifer Malec, 17 January 2019
… Journalist, author and anti-apartheid activist Hugh Lewin has died, aged seventy-nine. … that executed acts of ‘protest sabotage’ against the apartheid state…
ArticleDesmond Mpilo Tutu Timeline
… in recognition of his endeavours for a non-violent end to apartheid. November, Quote: 'Freedom and liberty lose out by … that has been knocked askew." from …
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1960-1969
… by forming a united front failed. In exile, the Anti Apartheid Movement sprang up in Britain, Holland, Sweden and … put pressure on the South African…
Chapter 3 - Politics and Consciousness in Cape Town Communities, 1980-1985
… a loaded term in South Africa. While it is a colonial and apartheid creation, it is nevertheless a term that is widely … was a significant act of political…
Indian Community in Lenasia
… about race, class, collaboration with and resistance to apartheid. Calls were made by the Indian Congress to reject … lot. After the National Party won the…
What are the challenges that face the South African film industry?
… of the box office death of the worthy but dreary anti-apartheid films that have been made about us (albeit by …
South African Constitution 1996
… was the embodiment of the vision of generations of anti-apartheid freedom fighters and democrats who had fought for …
20 Years of Democracy - Profiles of the Presidents
… for the first time on 27 April 1994 to mark the end of apartheid rule and establish a new Constitutional order. This …
EventThe death in police custody of Ahmed Timol, political activist and underground operative, is confirmed
… On 28 October 1971, the death of anti-apartheid activist, Ahmed Timol, was officially confirmed. It …
ArticleAfrica: Colonialism, Arts, Protest & Independence
… the pan-African national anthem in South Africa during apartheid and, thereafter, part of the new South African … Africa, and the all-white Parliament begins…
ArticleOrganization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
… the pan-African national anthem in South Africa during apartheid and, thereafter, part of the new South African … Africa, and the all-white Parliament begins…
BiographyPoonoosamy Ruthnam Pather
… his trial in 1944. He spent much of the 1950s protesting Apartheid legislation such as the Group Areas Act although he …
ArticleNegotiations and the transition
… on the international political scene forced the apartheid government to enter into negotiations with the ANC. … 1984 and 1989 secret meetings aimed at…
ArticleDebating Stellenbosch University’s Language Policy
… the National Party to oppress black South Africans during Apartheid. This article will not only discuss the … as a “White man’s language”, as it was promoted…
ArticleAzanian People’s Organization (AZAPO)
… government. AZAPO saw the capitalist system rather than apartheid as the main oppressing force in South Africa and … established to carry disinformation and…